Police: Lexington man wanted to shoot officers, made dozens of ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington man faces charges that he repeatedly called and threatened to shoot police officers in Michigan and Texas. In a warrant for Raynel Lamar White, 30, Lexington Police say White admitted he was angered by recent shootings of African-American men in Minnesota and Louisiana by white police officers. Within the last week, White is accused of making threats to police agencies in Houston, San Antonio, and West Bloomfield, Michigan. According to court documents, Whit..>> view originalStorms take down trees, cause hundreds of power outages in ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A round of storms Wednesday night toppled trees onto a handful of streets in Lexington. Four roads were closed as crews worked to clear the damage. At one point Wednesday night, more than 800 KU customers were in the dark. By early Thursday morning, all but a handful of those power outages had been restored. On Southport Drive, powerful winds buried a truck under a mountain of branches. “It kind of looks almost like a scene out of a movie, just a bad tornado movie,” s..>> view originalCars vandalized in South Lexington neighborhood
LEXINGTON, Ky., (WKYT)- Clarence Franklin's lived off Armstrong Mill Road in Lexington for more than 40 years. He's surprised his car and a handful of others were damaged Thursday. Along with the slashed tires were threatening words written on a utility pole. "Love you, kill you, all that right on the pole," said Franklin. "Nobody's ever been this angry." Franklin doesn't know where this is coming from. But, with recent events in the news like the murder of police officers and the killings of b..>> view originalLexington man drowns in Garrard County
GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington man drowned in a Garrard County river Wednesday evening. The Garrard County Coroner says that 42-year-old Charles Martin, of Lexington, died Wednesday after drowning in the Kentucky River, near Paint Lick in northern Garrard County. According to the coroner, Martin and three friends were swimming in the area, when he wend under and did not resurface. His friends were able to pull him out and drove half-way to town to meet an ambulance, but he died on t..>> view originalLexington woman lost more than 100 pounds, makes cover of People
Karyl Justice Mullins of Lexington is the queen of the July 25 edition of People magazine for losing half her body weight.Mullins, 38, a married mother of two, is one of five women the magazine profiled who have lost 100 pounds or more. On the magazine cover, the slimmer Mullins wears a fuschsia one-piece swimsuit. A “before” picture — also on the magazine cover — shows her wearing a blue shirt with the word “Kentucky” on the front.Mullins, who is originally from Pike County, said she started a..>> view originalLexington, Richmond Meijer to hold hiring event Saturday
Lexington, Richmond Meijer to hold hiring event Saturday 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 07/14/2016 - 10:46am Tags: job fair, Lexington, Meijer, Richmond LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Meijer stores in Lexington and Richmond are looking to hire 100 people at a job fair being held Saturday, July 16. The company says they are looking to hire about 35 positions per store. Potential candidates can come into stores in Lexington and Richmond to apply for available positions and be..>> view originalPaw and order: Annual certification puts police dogs to the test
The sounds of gunfire and growling dogs interrupted an otherwise quiet, sunny Wednesday morning on the University of Kentucky’s Coldstream Research Campus.Police officers and their K-9 partners from across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio have been in Lexington all week as they work toward re-certification at the 2016 United States Police Canine Association Certification and Trials. The officers focused Wednesday on apprehending fellow officers posing as fleeing suspects.The guns used by fleeing “bad..>> view originalLexington businesses capitalize on Pokemon Go craze
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - As more and more people join in playing Pokemon Go, some Lexington businesses are trying to capitalize. The game involves moving around the city while looking for Pokemon characters in the app. Certain points in the city are Pokestops, stations where players can replenish items in the game. Others are Gyms, where players can have their characters battle others. There are several of each types of locations in Lexington Green, which has led to a lot of people walking into..>> view originalMontgomerie recovers from 1st-hole problems at British Open
With his ball buried and up against the face of a pot bunker, Colin Montgomerie feared the worst after just two shots at the British Open.Montgomerie was given the honor of hitting the first tee shot Thursday at Royal Troon, his home club, in what likely will be his last Open. It was a proud moment for the 53-year-old Scotsman but things soon were looking bleak after his 6:35 a.m. start.His second shot landed in what he described as a "horrendous" position and he couldn't get the ball out of th..>> view originalUK basketball coaches receive raises, contract extensions
All three of the University of Kentucky basketball program’s assistant coaches have received raises and contract extensions, according to documents obtained by the Herald-Leader.Kenny Payne, who was promoted to associate head coach in 2014, will earn an average of $775,000 per year over a new deal that extends through the 2019-2020 season, effectively a two-year extension from his previous contract. Payne, who has been on the UK coaching staff since John Calipari’s second season in 2010-11, wil..>> view original
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